The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-28

called the "Magnanimous," who
fell into the power of Charles V, at
the battle of Weilburg, and re-
NAMED captive till his death in
1854. His two sons founded the
family branches of Coburg and
Weimar. The Duke and Duchess
of Kent were married at Coburg in
May, 1918, and again at Kew, in
the following July. The couple
soon after returned to the Cont
nent, to Amorbach, the residence
of the Due de Lurcengus, the first
husband of the Duchess. On the
demand of the latter, they returned
to England, resided at Kensington
Palace, where the Princess Alex
andrina Victoria was born, as il the
daughter of an ordinary bourgeois,
the oath May, 1919. Early left an
orphan, her mothers brother, the
King of the Belgians, became guide,
philosopher and friend, for the
Princess.
The "Siecle" further adds, the
Princess was brought up in Eng
land under the immediate direction
of her mother. The "Constitu-
tionnel," however, alleges her very
early years were superintended by
her uncle, the Duke of Cumberland,
a "mad tory, whom Byron nick
named the butcher" The Duchess
of Kent, knowing the dislike of the
English for all foreign influences,
decided to make her daughter
fine English woman. 1t seems her
Majesty was very quietly brought
up, at Tunbridge Wells she passed
very much of her time, and read
great deal of newspapers, especially
the "Morning Chronicle" and the
STANDARD" those north and south
poles," she perused with avidity.
At the first Privy Council, every
one was greatly astonished, at the
attitude, really distinguished of the
youthful queen. The Duke of
Wellington was loud in his praise
at the manner in which her majesty
filled her role so much by the grace
of her personal dignity as her
majestic attitude. On the 21st
June, the Queen made her solemn
entry into London, at 10 o'clock in
the morning; she was seated with
her mother only, in the carriage,
and both were dressed in mourning.
Her majesty appeared pale and
fatigued, and her bonnet was worn
far back on her head, showing her
beautiful hair divided in front.
Arrived at st. James Palace, the
proclamation of her accession was
read, but the crowd was so voci-
ferrous in hurrahs, that O'Connell,
who was present with two ladies,
shouted "Silence!" in such a tone,
as secured the desired calm. Next
day, the Duke of Wellington pro-
ceeded in Great State to the Tower
of London, and also proclaimed Vic
tOria queen.
According to the "Temps, the
young queen loved her mother very
much, would he guided by her
counsels and would marry accord
ing to her advice. For her hand
there were three Richmonds in the
field. A certain Coburg Prince was
to, for the honor of being
named; Prince George of Cam
brige was favorite, the eldest son
of the Prince Of Orange had advo-
Gates, but as he would not be popu-
lar with the Irish, he was advised to
travel for some time in that coun-
try; the last candidate was Prince
Jerome Napoleon, known to-day as
"Plon Plon." The "Siecle" says:
"The young Bonaparte counts
much upon the souvenirs of his
name; he is also cousin to the
youthful monarch, as his mother,
the Queen of Wurtemburg, was the
daughter of sister of the Duke of
Kent, Queen Victoria's father.
None of the favorites won.
Many of she Paris journals assert
ed, the Queen was ultra-tory; others
astoutly maintained, she was ultra
radical. On hearing of her success
sion to the throne, O'Connell, fol-
lowing the "Siecle," expressed in
tone, "Thank God, the
day is approaching, when justice
will be rendered to my country!"
The same paper also wanted to
know, was it to the radical influences
of the Duchess of Kent, which
caused Louise Philippe to sing the
'sMarseillaise" before q battalion of
the officer students of st Cyr Aca-
deny, and to recall at the Hotel de
Vile banquet, the revolutionary
of 1889 and 1880, which
he seemed to have forgotten? The
advent of the Queen took place, it
was said, in full peril, in the midst
Of commercial and political crisis,
Of which the solution is impossible
10 foresee. If the Tories obtain
power, the throne will be shaken,
and the House of Lords destroyed
in the coming party struggles.
To be continued.